The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-11-05
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
The New Constitution Questionable Re
publican Candidate for Governor
The Democratic SO Cry-The Late
Election in Baltimore, &c.

publican Candidate for Governor
The Democratic '88 Cry-The Late
Election in Baltimore, &c.
BALTIMORE, November LIST, 1887
Messrs. Editors The Maryland State election
takes place on Tuesday next for Governor and
other State officers and at the same time voting
eyes" or ono" for the calling Of a constitutional
convention. 1t will be highly important cleo
ton and call out doubt not, very large vote.
The chief contention will be the calling of CON-
vention to form new constitution for the State
of Maryland. AS general thing the Republi-
cans are opposed to it and the Democrats in its
favor. 1t may, therefore, be considered parti-
san question. The Republicans say-and think
very properly-that we have no necessity for a
new constitution at present; that the old one
serves very we'll and if necessary contains within
itself the power to amend without going to the
enormous expense of calling convention. 1t will
cost the people if called not less than half mill
lion dollars, which must come out of the pockets
of taxpayers. This will not be very pleasant
when they called on to pay it. If it were an
absolute necessity it would be different thing,
when its benefits would be beneficial to all alike,
but it is not. In fact it is not needed at ALL ex-
cept, as commended by some, to aid the Democratic
party in gaining partisan ends. That is no
reason why the whole people should be taxed. 1t
is asking entirely too much of taxpayers that they
and can very we'll do without. Honest, frugal
farmers and others in the rural districts cannot
therefore give it their sanction unless they have
been too much led astray by mere politics. 1t is
a question that touches the pocket and one, l i'm
agine, that will be closely scanned before voting
in its favor. Persons can easily vote for their own
party candidates and against this. 1t is ques-
ton and principle of really more Importance in
the rural districts than in cities. There many
voters here who have really but little interest
way or the other. They don't care copper how
much it might cost the bona fde citizen as they
pay no taxes, for they have nothing upon which
to levy taxes. They, therefore, safe either
way and go for party right wrong upon special
questions. My belief is the vote of the Republi-
can party in the counties this year, which as a
general thing opposes this measure, will be large
ly increased, especially on that account. 1t will
be an object also to elect Republican majority
of the General Assembly. 1t is known to be
favored by our Democratic friends especially the
politicians-in order to outwork their ultimate
partisan ends of selfish character. 1t looks very
much like as if the vote throughout the State this
fall would be very full and that the Legislature
would be nearly balanced.
I reading article in the papers this
morning by Mr.. Walter b Brooks, Republican
candidate for Governor, which is full of sound
sense from beginning to end. He talks like one
who has had practical experience the subjects
and practically. In every sense he is a good,
pure man, aud if elected will make good Cover
nor. This is uttering the truth and without in
the slightest degree saying anything against Mr..
Jackson, Democratic candidate. The other State
candidates on both sides have their friends who
will do all they can to aid in their election. 1t
looks as if there might be very close contest
Generally speaking the Democracy in this State
is in the majority and it would not be surprising
to see it so again by reduced majority, although
the Republicans will likely be successful in several
of the counties. The Democrats have been in
power about twenty years in this State. 1t looks
as if there would be change. 1t certainly can
do no harm with such men as Brooks for Governor
and many of the other Republican nominees in
in place of those now in power.
1t is perfectly absurd to suppose that no matter
how it may go at the State election next week it
will have any influence on the Presidential cleo
ton next year. Maryland-with q very few ex-
ceptions-has been Democratic and will likely be
SO hereafter, except when the Democrats have
held power too long, as some suppose they now do.
This is merely political talk and people of COM
mon sense, side or the other, have no faith
in it. We are Southern State and go with the
party that is that way of thinking, and encourage
in elections "solid South" which is Democratic.
In old Wing and Democratic times-long ago
she occasionally went very close, but generally
Democratic. In the course of some years to come,
when Northern and Western politics and senti-
ment become infused among the Southern people
more generally and business enters into it more
freely, it would not surprise me to see very great
change in political matters as we'll as other things.
The South now looks to business more than it
does to politics and will be doing more am
of the opinion that this will be and felt at all
coming elections. Therefore the South cannot be
held to be permanently "solid" as Democratic.
understand the independent Democrats are
by no means discouraged at the result of the
municipal election. The vote of the Republicans
was fully as large as expected and really larger.
vote of 10000 out of the largest vote polled
in Baltimore and only beaten by somewhat over
1000 was no trhe. The Independents too and
| labor party stuck pretty much to the old Demo-
cratic party. I do not pretend to say whethe
there any cheating or false counts or not. All
things considered I suppose it was toleraby fair,
but that there always are things done on both
sides which ought not to be is certain. For in
stance, am reliably informed that one person
a German-sold his vote for so cents, and he was
a Republican at that 1t shows the power and
pressing need of money and life's necessities. |
doubt not that there were many such cases on
both sides. The person who sold out wanted per-
haps better dinner than he could get otherwise.
Then again, like many others, he cared very little
about parties politics one way or the other
The person who buys mans right of franchise
is not much better than the who sells it.
Neither should be allowed to vote. Above oil
| things let the election be fair one. The ques-
ton of fair elections will not stop here. If not
| stamped out the temperance party in one form or
other will be the head power. 1t has principle
and argument in its favor and must have trial,
though, think, too much one sided to last. Name
is nothing, but principle is everything, and that
eventually must rule our country. NEsToR.